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Meet Amanda & Daniel. They Paid Off $68,000 in Debt in 8 Months.

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The debt included about $30,000 in student loans, some medical debt, IRS debt, and a small amount on a credit card. We sold extra items that we weren’t using through Craigslist and garage sales. What are your financial goals now? How long did it take you? We paid off $68,000 of debt in eight months.

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How this Couple Eliminated $180,000 of Debt in 12 Months!

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It started with $40,000 in consumer debt (vehicles, credit cards, small student loan) and then sold our home and eliminated the $140,000 of mortgage debt. Knowing our bank account was empty, I was hoping that one of our maxed out credit cards would have enough room to get him $20 bucks worth of gas to get him to work the next day.

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Find out how Jessica & Her Husband Paid off $175,000 of Debt

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10K in car payments, $35K in credit card debt. We saved any that we could from my husbands checks, we sold things from around the house on craigslist and ultimately we started taking everything we earned from our photography business which was a normal part of income for us and used it all on debt. What kind of debt was it?

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #236 – May 11, 2012

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” Jason presents Why We Didn’t Sell Our Car on Craigslist posted at Work Save Live , saying, “Last week I detailed why we considered buying a car through CarMax, and I wanted to do a follow-up on a service of theirs that we actually used. posted at The Financial Blogger , saying, “The online income for May.

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Meet Carrie. She Paid Off $14,000 in Debt in 14 Months.

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After my first marriage fell apart, I ended up with over $14,000 of consumer debt, made up of a car loan and credit cards. I also downsized my lifestyle and sold extra furniture, clothes, and jewelry, on Craigslist. He leaves most of the financial goals up to me, but we make the decisions together.

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